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Movement of Trucks

With Durga Puja just few days away the Deputy Inspector General of Police (ER), Meghalaya has imposed certain restriction and routes for trucks in order to ease traffic congestion in Shillong city during this celebrations. These restrictions shall valid with an effect from 27^th September to 1^st October, 2017. No Trucks will be allowed to enter Shillong city from 10:00 AM to 12:00 midnight

Trucks coming from Jaintia Hills on the way to Shillong via Sohryngkham will be stopped at Mawryngkneng, while those coming from West Khasi Hills District towards Shillong will be stopped at Mairang, and those coming from Mawsynram, Sohra and Pynursla towards Shillong will be stopped at 7^th Mile Upper Shillong.

No Trucks will be allowed to proceed to Shillong via Umiam during the hours of restriction and those proceeding towards Jaintia Hills should ply through the Shillong By-Pass only. However, there will be no restriction on the movement of Trucks towards Ri-Bhoi District via Shillong By-Pass

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Pencak Silat rekindling

Olympic Dreams of Asian Martial Art Sportspersons

Sunzu Bachaspatimayum

There’s renewed hope amongst martial arts based sportspersons of Manipur that finally their passion, dedication and hard work would pay off in fulfilling the Olympic dream. This wind of change comes with the global recognition of the newest contact sports that originated from Indonesia – Pencak Silat.

Unlike many other physical sports like Wushu and Kickboxing, Pencak Silat, which will feature in 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia, is recognized by the Asian Olympic Council and is likely to feature in future Olympic games.

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Roshan Warjri

Roshan Warjri scripted history when she became the first woman to hold the crucial home Minister portfolio in the matrilineal state of Meghalaya and she is also the second woman in the country to hold this portfolio. Warjri was the first woman in the northeast and eastern India to hold the crucial department. She was a chairperson of Meghalaya State Commission for Women.  She first got elected to the legislative assembly in 1993 from North Shillong constituency and got re-elected in 1998 state election on congress ticket. She came back to politics after a break in 2013 state election.  She is currently the Minister of Higher and Technical Education Cooperation Department , Health & Family Welfare Department  and Law Department. She is also the second woman in India after P. Sabita Indra Reddy in Andhra Pradesh to become home minister.

A third-time legislator, Warjri is the widow of Korbar Sing Phanbuh, a legislator of the erstwhile Hill People's Union. After the demise of her husband, Warjri joined electoral politics and was elected to the assembly two times consecutively, in 1993 and 1998, on the Hill People's Union and United Democratic Party tickets respectively.

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Villages under new Diengpasoh Police Station

For public convenience and better administration, The Government of Meghalaya has created a new Police Station at Diengpasoh in East Khasi Hills which will be known as Diengpasoh Police Station. With the setting up of this new Police Station the areas falling under its jurisdiction will no longer be under the Rynjah Police Station.  The villages under the new Diengpasoh Police Station shall include Sohlaper, Mawiong, Ummir, Mawsharoh, Mawthumthum, Ryngksaw, Diengpasoh, Jaroit, Mawkhanu, Mynriang and Nonghali.

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 Abu Taher Mondal 

He is an engineer consultant by profession who got elected to the legislative Assembly in 1998 contesting as an independent candidate. He got re-elected again in the 2008 election before joining congress in the 2013 and went on to be appointed as the speaker on 11^th March the same year. Apart from being the speaker he also holds various prominent post including minster of health and family welfare, Taxation, Information and technology, Fisheries, Science and Technology, weight and measures, power, excise, Transport, Information and Public Relation.  He is currently contesting from Phulbari constituency. Abu Taher Mondal was the first non-tribal Speaker of Meghalaya

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SDRC review Meeting at Nongpoh

The State Development Reforms Commission (SDRC) on 19^th September organised a review meeting with departments including the District Commerce and Industries Centre, District Social Welfare Officer, District Child Protection Officer, Child Development Project Officer, Special Juvenile Police Unit, Divisional Forest Officer (Social Forestry), Executive Engineer PHE, Executive Engineer PWD (R), District Horticulture Officer, Superintendent of Fisheries, District Medical & Health Officer, District Rural Development Agency etc, in the DRDA conference hall in Nongpoh.

The meeting were chaired by members representing the commission including Mr. Sengman R. Marak, Co-chairman, Mr. Suraj Prakash Thapa, Co-chairman, Dr. Fenela Lyngdoh Nonglait, Non-official member and Mr. F.M. Dopth, MCS, Member Secretary and others where each department had a presentation of their schemes which was followed by interaction and suggestion by the commission. Besides discussion field visit and inspection of some of the scheme implemented by various district offices also took place.

During the meeting discussion on budget provision of current financial year, functioning, programmes and activities of the different government offices in the district, state and central scheme being taken up by various departments, Act and rules implemented while executing of different scheme and project were discussed.

Besides listening to the grievances, the commission also assured that intimation to the government of the difficulties faces by them and proposed rectification if any. Suggestions were also made to the head of the district offices during the meeting while dealing with the scheme and projects for the success in the implementation and the overall benefit of the people of the district.

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A Digital Financial Literacy Camp

A Digital Financial Literacy Camp was conducted by Financial Literacy Centre, Nongstoin at Kynroh Community Hall, Mawthungper Village in West Khasi Hill District.

The Camp was attended by Shri Rajiv Sharma, Chief Manager (CSCM), RBO, Shillong Rural and 30 Villages Headmen and Secretary of the adjoining villages. Chief Manager & LDM, SBI Lead Bank Office and his FLC Team

The objectives of the camp was to impart knowledge on financial planning, inculcate saving habits, and improve the understanding of financial products leading to effective use of financial services by the common man. The awareness programme was conducted as per RBI guidelines using standardized financial literacy material of RBI, covering the topics on KYC, Exercise Credit Discipline, Go digital using *99#,Go digital on the UPI platform and Grievances redressers system. The resource person also discuss on PMJDY Schemes, Prime Minister Social Security Schemes and PMSBY, PMJJBY & APY in details to enlighten the general public.

The facilitator of the Camp, Sunjuk Nongsynshar Shnong Lai Lyngdoh Area (SNSLLA) appealed to the State Bank of India Officials for setting up of bank branch at Kynroh for the benefits of 30 villages adjoining to Mawthungkper village.

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Mukul Sangma

He rose from an Independent candidate to the helm of political affairs in Meghalaya and subsequently became the most successful Chief Minister of Meghalaya. The physician turned politician is on hat trick and will continue to prove his worth as the leader in the upcoming State election. He is currently contesting from the Indian National Congress party representing Ampati constituency. Graduate from St Anthony's College Shillong he went on to study medicine at Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Imphal and passed out in 1989.

His journey began in 1993 as an Independent candidate from Ampati where he won and associated himself with the Congress. His victory in 1998 from Congress got him many assignments in the Government.  Before being the chief Minister in 2010 he has held many important Cabinet portfolios including the post of Deputy Chief Minister during DD Lapang regime. Following the 2005 twin firing incidents in Tura and Williamnagar there was prediction by many senior politicians about his downfall at time when he was holding the post of Deputy Chief Minister. Even legendary politician like P.A Sangma took this opportunity to established NCP all over Garo hills. However Mukul Sangma not only overcome the MBOSE imbroglio but also shocked everyone when he got re- elected in the 2008 Election.

Mukul sangma termed as “under dog” the people of the state including top politician closely watched the tussles that happen in the politics of the state especially in 2008-2010 when all political parties were busy in changing leadership. The year 2008- 2010 can be considered as “political turmoil” in Meghalaya when there was constantly changing of Chief Minister. Dr Sangma subsequently replaces D.D Lapang for the post of Chief Minister in April 2010. Despite being the Chief Minister there were cry for his replacement way back from 2010 and the names such as Charles Pyngrope, Prof RC Laloo had reached the National office but ultimately it was Dr. Sangma who emerged victory. It is not wrong to say that Dr Sangma was strongly supported by the Congress High Command.

The 2013 Assembly polls saw Dr Sangma grow more powerful with the increase in the tally of the Congress legislators from seven in 2008 to 13 in 2013 in Garo Hills alone. Though the Congress won 16 seats in Khasi-Jaintia Hills, the AICC and the Congress legislators supported Dr Sangma to the post of the next Chief Minister.